HAPPY EASTER HOLIDAYS....A VERY SPECIAL TIME FOR CHRISTIANS

I AM ON HOLIDAY FOR 2 WEEKS AND AT THE SAME TIME I AM SICK AGAIN. THIS TIME IT'S  MY STOMACH. AND I REALLY HATE IT. IT IS BURNING MAYBE I ATE TOO MUCH SPICY MEALS .... I DON'T KNOW IT NEVER HAPPENED  BEFORE.

BUT EASTER IT IS A TIME FOR ME TO FAST AND MEDITATE. SO EVEN FOR THIS POST EVERYTHING HAS TO BE "SIMPLY NAKED" ( PICS WITH NO MAKE UP PLEASE ..LOL ). MY SISTER AND I WILL START A FASTING PERIOD OF ONE WEEK. WE TRIED TO AVOID EATING SUCH THINGS  LIKE  MEAT, FISH, RICE, PASTA, FRUITS JUICES, FRUITS YOGURT AND CAKES.

WE CAN MAKE IT LAST FOR 3 WEEKS BUT MOST OF THE TIME THIS ONE IS MADE IN JUNE BEFORE THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS. THIS IS JUST US, OUR RITUAL BECAUSE AT THIS TIME WE FEEL THAT WE ARE MORE CONCENTRATED.
WE CHOOSE 3 EXTRACTS  FROM THE BIBLE TO READ AND WE PRAY 3 TIMES A DAY. WE DECIDE IN ADVANCE WHAT WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF OUR PRAYERS.

I  JUST WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY EASTER CHRISTIANS OR NOT , MAY GOD PROTECT YOU ALL AND YOUR FAMILIES. GOD BLESS.

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MY NEW ADDICTION ..... THE TWISTS

I HAVE A NEW HAIR ADDICTION... THE TWISTS .LOL. BEFORE IT WAS MY MICRO BRAIDS AND I REALLY THOUGHT THAT I WILL STICK TO  THEM  BUT NOW SINCE FEW WEEKS I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH MY TWISTS.
IN FACT I ALWAYS LOVED TWISTS  AND TWISTS  OUT BUT I WAS NOT REALLY GOOD I MAKING THEM AND KEEPING THEM NEAT AND FRESH MORE THAN 2 DAYS.
BUT MY SISTER WHO IS VERY " RUBBISH" AT  BRAIDING STRANGELY, IS VERY GOOD AT TWISTING.
 IN FACT WHEN  SHE  IS MAKING MY TWISTS I CAN KEEP THEM 2 WEEKS WITHOUT RETOUCHING THEM. IN FACT I USED ALOES VERA GEL AND SOMETIMES COCONUT OIL TO KEEP THEM MOISTURIZED AND SHINY.
I  HAD TO CHANGE MY HAIR ROUTINE COMPARE TO THE MICRO BRAIDS. WITH THE MICRO BRAIDS I JUST KEPT THEM FOR 6 WEEKS BUT CO WASHED  MY HAIR EVERY WEEK AND APPLY HOT CASTOR OIL ON MY SCALP.
WITH MY TWISTS I HAD TO DETANGLE AND WASH MY HAIR EVERY WEEK  WITH MY HOMEMADE SHAMPOO AND ALSO  APPLY HOT CASTOR OIL.

MY HOMEMADE SHAMPOO

SHAMPOO APPLY ON DRY HAIR

RINSED AND CO WASHED

BLOW DRIED

ALOES VERA GEL APPLIED

I THINK THAT MY SISTER DID A GREAT JOB. I REALLY LOVED THE FINISH LOOK AND TO KEEP THEM NEAT I JUST APPLIED SOME  ALOES GEL TO SEAL THEM.
EVERY  MORNING I DO THE SAME AND IN THE EVENING I APPLIED A MIXTURE OF COCONUT OIL, ALOES VERA GEL AND CASTOR OIL. DURING THE DAY I WEAR A BANDANA  SO IT  KEEPS MY TWISTS NEAT AND SHINY.
BELOW MY HAIR 1 WEEK AFTER THIS HAIR CARE ROUTINE.

 MY BRAIDS OUT 2 WEEKS LATER. LOVE LOVE IT BUT I NEED TO IMPROVE  THE RESULT  BECAUSE I WANTED MORE DEFINITION IN THE CURLS BUT WITH PRACTICE I KNOW IT WILL COME.

 UPDATE ON MY WEIGHT : I  PUT ON 2 POUNDS THAT I HAD LOST LAST WEEK MY MEDICATION IS THE CULPRIT ( WATER RETENTION) AND I HAD TO TAKE THEM BECAUSE OF THE PAIN CAUSED BY THE FIBROID DURING MY PERIOD.
 MY ADVISER TOLD ME TO SEE MY DOCTOR AND TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM SO UNTIL I SEE MY GP I AM QUITE DEPRESSED BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT...
MAYBE I WILL NEVER LOOSE WEIGHT BECAUSE OF THAT. MY SISTER HAD ALREADY LOST  12 POUNDS. EVERYTHING IS WORKING FOR HER  AND BECAUSE I AM THE ONE WHO IS MAKING THE COOKING AND EVERYTHING I AM SOOO HAPPY FOR HER.

ONE YEAR HAIR ... WITH PICS TO COMPARE

BECAUSE SOMETIME I HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW MY HAIR IS MAKING PROGRESS, EVEN IF PEOPLE  TOLD ME THAT THEY SEE A DIFFERENCE, IT IS NOT EASY FOR ME TO SEE IT BUT YES I DO FEEL THE DIFFERENCE OF VOLUME WHEN I HAVE TO HANDLE IT.
BECAUSE MY HAIR SHRINK A LOT, EVEN TO SEE SOME LENGTH IT IS NOT EASY BUT NOW I CAN ALSO SEE A HUGE IMPROVEMENT IN THIS AREA.
I DO NOT HAVE A TARGET LENGTH, NEVER HAD, I JUST WANT HEALTHY AND EASY TO MAINTAIN HAIR. I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH MYSELF I AM TOO BUSY AND ABOVE ALL TOO LAZY (LOL)  TO SPEND TOO MUCH TIME  AND MONEY TO CARE FOR IT. SO I AM QUITE HAPPY OF THE RESULT BECAUSE IT IS A CHEAP AND PRACTICAL METHOD THAT T FOUND.

MY FIRST TWIST OUT 1 YEAR AGO

FEBRUARY 2013

1 YEAR AGO

SIDE VIEW OF FEBRUARY 2013

THE OTHER SIDE FEBRUARY 2013

ONE YEAR AGO

FEBRUARY 2013

ONE YEAR AGO

JANUARY 2013

I HOPE ONE DAY TO DO THE SAME COMPARISON PICTURES WITH MY BODY BUT LAST WEEK I HAD A REALLY BAD NEWS WHEN I WAS ON THE SCALE, IT SHOWED  5 POUNDS GAIN DESPITE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY THE PLAN.
THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS FLUID RETENTION PROBABLY CAUSE BY MY PERIOD OR MY MEDICATION. MY PERIOD WERE OFF TWO WEEKS AGO SO I JUST CHECKED ONE OF MY PAIN KILLER / ANTI INFLAMMATORY THAT I HAVE TO TAKE .... AND GUESS WHAT ? ONE OF THE SIDE EFFECT IS.... WATER RETENTION.
 I WAS JUST MAD AND DEPRESSED. NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ?????